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Read the full article on WeTakeNote.com! Today Issa Rae is set to host Rihanna’s Diamond Ball to help raise awareness for the GRAMMY-Award winning singer / entrepreneur’s non-profit Clara Lionel Foundation. But, before Rae entertains a room of lucky attendees, we wanted to take some…

Read the full recap on WeTakeNote.com! Earlier this year, Into Action took over downtown Los Angeles for a free, 10-day festival of music, art, and activism. Now, in honor of May’s Mental Health Awareness Month, the same group of changemakers launched WE RISE on May 19. This wasn’t…

Read the full article on WeTakeNote.com! Happy Birthday Yeezy! As an early birthday present from himself to the fans, the man with self-proclaimed bipolar superpowers dropped ‘ye,’ his eighth studio album. Clocking in at seven tracks and with none of the features revealed, Kanye…

Read the full article on WeTakeNote.com! Shepard Fairey’s work serves as a reflection on the damaged state of politics, media, human rights and more. His focus on social issues has garnered support by everyone from Hip-Hop legend LL Cool J to Black Flag band…

Read the full article on WeTakeNote.com! Complex wrote a piece about the significance of the number 4 in Jay-Z’s life. But as appreciators of astrology and numerology we decided to dive deeper into the meaning behind 4:44 and the metaphysical concept known as numerology. Since the…

Read the full recap on WeTakeNote.com! It was a lovely evening in the city of angels when Shirley Ju attended the exclusive playback session for Kanye West collaborator CyHi the Prynce. The No Dope on Sundays event was held at the Live Nation offices just three days…